TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS
LAS VEGAS (一月 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced 邁克“火星”利瑪竇 to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros“未來”福多爾 (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, 住在NBCSN在 10 P.M. ET /下午7時. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, 田納西州. 週六, 一月. 23.
Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 英鎊) contest between heavy-handed finisher 泰迪持有人 (9-2) 巴特利特, 田納西州. 和不敗 沙塔爾Gamzatov (9-0) 馬哈奇卡拉, Russia has been elevated to the main event.
“Our entire team wishes Mike Ricci a full and speedy recovery, and hopes to see him return soon,“說世界系列格鬥總統 父親酋長.
“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,“續酋長, “is truly a courageous warrior for stepping up on such short notice to compete against a fellow star like Caros Fodor. We commend Luiz for doing so and look forward to seeing him back in action.”
The 33-year-old Firmino of Joao Pessoa, 帕拉伊巴, Brazil is riding a five-fight win streak. His last two victories – a unanimous decision over Jacob Volkmann 在十月 26, 2013 以上一致決定 Tyson Griffin 六月 21, 2014, both came under the World Series of Fighting banner.
Prior to the victory over Volkmann, Firmino earned an impressive, five-round unanimous decision over 路易斯“狒狒”帕洛米諾, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, 不敗冠軍 賈斯汀的“亮點”Gaethje twice for the World Series of Fighting lightweight title.
A veteran of professional MMA since the young age of 18, Firmino also boasts notable wins over prolific striker “Diamond” Ryan Healy 和提交專家Toby Imada, both of whom Firmino defeated by way of unanimous decision.
Tickets for WSOF27 start at just $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, 所有票務地點, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, 或通過電話 (800) 745-3000.
A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, 在開始 8 P.M. ET /下午5時. PT.
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主卡
輕重量級的主要事件: Teddy Holder vs. 沙塔爾Gamzatov
輕型合作的主要事件: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
次中量級回合: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
羽量級布特: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell
初步CARD
次中量級: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
輕量級: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
輕量級: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp |
